K. M. Mammen Mappillai

Kandathil Mammen Mammen Mappillai (28 November 1922 – 3 March 2003) was an Indian businessman, industrialist and founder of MRF.

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Kandathil Mammen Mappillai

(1922-11-28)28 November 1922

Kerala, India

Died3 March 2003(2003-03-03) (aged 80)

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K. M. Mammen Mappillai
Born	Kandathil Mammen Mappillai (1922-11-28)28 November 1922 Kerala, India
Died	3 March 2003(2003-03-03) (aged 80)

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He graduated from Madras Christian College. He started his industrial life with a toy balloon manufacturing unit from a small shed near Madras (now Chennai) in 1946. By 1952, MRF Limited ventured into the manufacture of tread rubber. Since then, the company has grown to become a US$3.2 billion enterprise.

In 1992, Mappillai was awarded the Padma Shri award for his contribution to industry.^[1] His brothers, K. M. Cherian, K. M. Philip and K. M. Mathew and nephew Mammen Mathew are also Padma Shri awardees. The eldest brother K. M. Cherian is also a Padma Bhushan recipient. His cousin M. K. Mathulla also was awarded Padma Shri.^{[citation needed]}